Combination dough fermentation compartment and make up table



March 8, 1932. H. c. SIMMONS 1,848,229

COMBINATION DOUGH FERMENTATION COMPARTMENT AND MAKEUP TABLE FilecLJan. 50, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet l l Mya( March 8, 1932. H. c. SIMMONS 1,848,229

COMBINATION DOUGN FENMENTATION COMPARTMENT AND MAKE-UP TABLE Filed Jan. 30, 1931 2 SheetsfSheet 2 H C. 5z7wmonfs.

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Patented Mar.- 8, 1932 A ilPTEfNi'li OFFICE.; l

l l n A Ainfinit of simmons, or'binomio,` ILLINOIS Y j sommation Dorien FERMENTATION ce1uPam:Jsn'nv'r ANDMAKE UP TABLE- ppu'catiqn med January 36,1931.y seria; No;V 512,432.y

l Y r`'Ilisyinventifo'n' `relates to bakery apparatus andk as special reference to' a combination Vrna'ke-up`Vtatile and dough fermentation com- Y ypartment..

` 5r O n'e importa-nt" object ofY the invention is toi` provide an'. improved general construction Qf `l'vsfQff thisicharacter, e Y I. A 'A secondi important object of theinvention 4 istoprovide a' make-up table having a dough 10 raisingeompartment beneath it the: comparty mentbeing arranged to receive `ay series of "rolling tubs.' or; vatsl so arranged that they lmaybe positioned theeompartment for raisingjjthe "dough or' be. drawn out beneath 'Y Ifthe front of Ythe table to.` permit the transfer,

Y ofdoughbetween the tubs or vats and the ta ble' top; j

Athird important object ofthe invention` 'is toprovide an' improved device of ltliischarj acter especially adapted for use in smallbakeries-1to economizegroom.Y

f. ourthilmportant object'ofgthe invention .is4 to" provide a noveldevice ofthis character 'whereinthe' heat and moisture inthe-fermentation compartment willlnot aii'ectV the V table Y Vtable designedy tohave the Work carried on` Y fromboth sides, doors being provided on each topf orth'e dough thereon.. l Y

A ifthi "portant object of the invention is t to' provide improved ventilation means forKV rsuch agdievicel; j

is: provide `an improved seal'f'for the doors ofthe' fermentation 'compartment' so that air f Visi preventedf'from[escaping between the floory yof the balieryandtliese doors.

as/Wilflbe Mhereinafter apparent,the` invention consistsin-VL general of ,certainy novel details hand end of Figure 1.

asista important Object or melilla/renti@ Y With. the labove and other objects in view l Figure 1 is a front elevation ofthe invention. n i

Figure 2 is an elevationv showing Vthe left y Figure 3 is a `section'von7 theline 3 3 off@ Figurel.

Figure 4 is an enlarged detailV section on the line Lf-11 of Figure 1.

the,` line (ie-Got Figure 1. Y

jIn the VConstrnotional 'embodiment here shown' the' device has beenillustrate'd as having four stal-ls or sections each adapted to receive adough tub kor vat and having its yindividual door. i Howev'en thev inventionr is not limited toA any particular number of. such sections, the number of sections used depending on'the requirements of vthe particular`65 bakery in which thedevice is installed?. It will be obvious, moreover, from whatfollows, thatthe inventionis v`not'limitedto a table' on which the .work islcarried. onfrom.`

one side only but mayvjbe embodied in a A side.' Itis not deemed necessaryL to illustrate the 'various embodiments because the inventionivill be fully understood from the' single`i`75 embodiment here shown and described Inthis'formthere is vprovided arseries'of spacedv front legs 1.0 'anda series-of similarly spaced rear legs llarranged directly behind7 thexfront legs. vOn these legs issupported 8O a pair oflhardwood stringers 12"y extending longitudinally of .the table and on these ,e e er e striivers rests aliarwood sub-to 18 whereon ei construction andy combinations of partsV l OW p 40T hereinafter fully described,y Yillustrated in the is fixed the hardwood top 14 preferably made of :matchedmaple flooring yor other suitable f A15 finishes Athis top. The ends,and as here shown theY rear, of the invention', are walled 'in between the posts or'legsfeach' wall con- 790V Figure 5 is an' enlarged detail sectionon l wtire-line 5-5of Figure 1.

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sisting of a pair of spaced sheets 16 of moisture and heat proof insulating material and having the space between the sheets filled with compressed cork 17 or other like insulating material. Under the stringers is secured a. compartment ceiling consisting of an up,- per layer of compressed cork 18 or other insulating material beneath which is a thin layer 19 of the same material as the wall sheets. y

The ydoor openings extend from leg to leg of the front of thedevice and each is closed by a door having a body formed of spaced sheets 19 and a cork packing 20 like the walls. Hinges 21 support each ldoor at one side and a latch 22 of ordinary type controls the opening of the door and is located at the opposite edge. At the upper part of each door isa window formed ofy spaced sheets 23 of glass. The bottom edge of each door is spaced above the floor onwhich the legs rest and mounted on the front face of each vdoor at the bottom thereof is av plate 24 having `vertical slots 25 formed therein. Through these slots pass the screws 26, this arrangement permitting the closure plate 24 to rise and fall. A handled cam 27 is pivotally mounted, on the door above the center of the plate, and along the lower edge ofthe door is secured a rubber packing strip 28. By this means rotation of the camin one direction forces the plate 24 down and brings the rubber into compressed ycondition against the floor so as to form a tight seal and compensate for irregularities in the flooring. v

Behind each door are guide rails 29 for the wheels or casters 30 of the dough vat or tub 31 which may thus be rolled in and out of the compartment and it will be seen that the vat, when drawn out, is in position fory ready transfer of dough between the vat'and table top.

At oneend of the back part of the table is a housing 32 wherein is mounted a heating, Ventilating and humidifying apparatus 33 from which extends a conduit 34 which runs along the upper rear part of the dough compartment from one end to the other thereofy and is tapered to provide for uniform dis- Y tribution of heated and moistened air through suitabley .vents35. A return pipe v36 leads back to the Ventilating apparatus and instruments 37 are provided on the front of the housing 32 to measure and regulate the volume, temperature and humidity of theV air supply. No claim is made in the present application to the specific details of this mechanism 'so that these parts have been shown only in diagram'.

In use the dough is placed in the tubs or kvats, the doors closed and the doughy compartment supplied with hotwmoist air. The

dough is left in the dough compartment until raised whereupon it is drawn out just in front of the table and lifted thereon for making up in loaves and the like.V

There has thus been provided a simple and efficient device of the kind described and for the purpose specified.

It is obvious that minor changes may be made in the form and construction of the invention without departing from the material spirit thereof. It is not, therefore, desired to confine the invention to the exact form herein shown and described, but it is desired to include all such as properly come within the scope claimed. n i

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is:

1. A device of the kind described, including a dough raising compartment having a, top constituting a make-uptable, a heat and moisture insulating ceiling in the compartment close under the top to prevent heating and dampening of said top, said compartment being .provided with access doors along at least one' sidev thereof, dough vats movable into and out of the compartment throu h said doors when open and being positiona le beneath the front ed e of the table whereby 'dough may be rea ily transferred between air to the upper rear part of the compartment remote from said doors.

2. A combined bakers dough raisin compartment and work table including en walls, a rearwall and a front wall, a top resting on said walls, said walls being of such height as.A

to permit convenient access to the top by a i workman for working dough thereon, said compartment being open at the bottom whereby the walls rest directly on the' oor ofthe room rwherein the compartment is located,l said front wall having a series of spaced door openings formed therein extending to the bottom ofthe wall whereby dough raisin kvats may be rolled unobstructedly into an out of the compartment, doors for closingvsaid.A

door openings, and a housing fixed to one of the end walls of the compartmentand provided with meansto supply hot moist air to said compartment, said Walls and doors being insulated to retain the heat and moisture in.u

said walls, said walls being of such height as to permit convenient access to the top by a.

workman for working dough thereon, said compartment being open at the bottom whereby the walls rest directly on the ilooor of the room wherein the compartment is located, said front wall having a series of spaced doorizo openings formed therein extending to the bottom of the Wall vwhereby dough raising vats may be rolled unobstruotedly into and out of the compartment, doors for closing said door openings, sealing means mounted on the loweredge of the doors for movement into and out of engagement with the floor of l the room, means to move the sealing means into and out of saidengagement', and a housing fixed to one of the end Walls of the oompa-rtment and provided with means to supply hot moist air to said compartment, said Walls and doors being insulated to retain the heat and moisture in the compartment and the top being insulated tof prevent the Working surface from rising above room temperature and having a moisture proof lining to pre vent moisture in the compartment from affecting the top.

In testimony whereof I aHX my signature.

HARL C. SIMMONS. 

